Holland Lop peeing blood/Chunks of blood

[RobynG]

a week ago we took our 1.2 yr old female holland lop to the 24hr animal ER. it cost us 800 dollars for all the check ups and antibiotics

Its getting worse. The blood is more coming out and large chunks are coming out. we dont know what to do. I read on here she may need to be spayed? and someone said all female rabbits need to be spayed? to stop the common uterus cancer?

im just wondering if a spay will fix the problem. I never knew if it did for marina who had this same problem. 

She eats hay all day but wont drink water. 

NEED HELP

[JackRabbit]

You need to take her to see a rabbit savvy vet asap. It could possibly be uterine cancer (curable with spay if it hasn’t spread) or some other condition, but definitely needs treatment.

[Bam]

It is true that female unspayed rabbits have a very high risk of getting cancer of the reproductive organs. Your bunny’s trouble sound like a uterine problem but it could of course be bladder-related. Did the emergency vets say anything about a possible cause?

[RobynG]

They said they would have to go in with a needle in the bladder to get a fresh sample. Then put it in a peetree dish and see what antibiotics would kill it.
They are still wondering would it could be. They said it could be bladder stones and the bladder is irritated and making blood sludge.

Dr said only way to tell is more tests which cost $$$

We are already in 810.00 dollars

They had her on a IV bag which was in her arm to get fluids in her. She stayed over night for two days until poops were hard and normal.

Its been a long week for sure

She started july 7th with iv bag

Came home july 9th

Went back last night at 1am in the morning because the blood was HUGE chunks. Dr said its normal which shocked me
Its like they wanna take our money i swear!!!

Shes home today …same pee blood and chunks.

Shes only a year…..can cancer be in a 1yr old rabbit?

This tuesday she is going to a different vet. May get spayed. Costs 230.00 bucks

Let you know what happens.

I have the receipt of what buddy got done if anyone is interested.

[LBJ10]

Given the circumstances, it seems that her uterus is the more likely culprit. The case you are talking about was a bit more complicated. Generally speaking, spaying the bunny will solve the problem unless it is cancer that has already spread. The only way to know is to have your regular vet take a look at her. And they may not learn the true cause until they actually get in there and have a look.

[JackRabbit]

A bunny passing huge chunks of blood is not normal. Please take her to a different vet.

[Bam]

I too would definitely try and find another vet. If a vet says passing huge chunks of blood is normal for a bunny, there’s sth wrong with that vet. If you say what state you’re in, maybe someone here knows about vets in your area.

And you should probably find a new vet soon, since losing a lot of blood obviously will weaken her.

[Hazel]

It’s definitely a good idea to go to a different vet. The first one doesn’t seem to know much about rabbits. Uterine cancer is a well known issue with unspayed females even as young as yours and any vet with half a brain should consider it the most likely culprit given the symptoms your girl is having. He might not know any better, or maybe he does know and is trying to get more money out of you by running unnecessary tests even though it’s putting her life at risk. Either way, I wouldn’t go back there.

If it’s cancer then it’s very important to spay her right away (which should be done in any case) before it has time to spread. Personally, that’s what I would have the new vet do first.

[RobynG]

They did a ultra sounds for free and found no cancer and her blatter was good .. So they are doing sugary today

Shes getting spayed

Hopefully this fixes the bloody clots and bloody pee everywhere.

Crossing fingers

[Cottontail]

Sending good vibes to you and your baby-girl-bun!
{{{{VIBES}}}}

Did they do any blood-work to check blood cell count or for anything else?
I hope that the spay fixes her health problems! Give her lots of love!

[jerseygirl]

{{{Vibes}}} for Buddy. Hope the surgery goes well. Did she eat beforehand? (Rabbits don’t need to fast before surgery unlike other animals. It’s important they eat before).

Is she your only rabbit?

[marinabunny]

Hey, my rabbit went through this same thing about a year ago peeing huge chunks/clots of blood and we had her spayed immediately. It fixed the problem, thankfully we’ve not seen the bloody clots since. Usually removing the uterus will fix the problem unless it is cancer which has spread. Had the spay not fixed the issue, then they would have done further testing.

{{{Vibes}}} to your rabbit. I hope everything works out!

[RobynG]

Well coco is better and no more clots. She came home today.

[LBJ10]

That’s good to hear! Is she eating okay?

[jerseygirl]

Continued healing {{{vibes}}}

[Cottontail]

{{{Good Vibes for Coco}}}

[LittlePuffyTail]

Is she recovering okay?

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